Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:20–21
20When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want. 21If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
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Deuteronomy 12:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| expands | יַרְחִיב֩ | yar·ḥîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7337 be, or grow, wide, large |
| your territory | גְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ | gə·ḇū·lə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He has promised | דִּבֶּר־ | dib·ber- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| and you | נַפְשְׁךָ֖ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| crave | תְאַוֶּ֥ה | ṯə·’aw·weh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H183 incline, desire |
| meat | בָּשָׂ֑ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| and say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I want to eat | אֹכְלָ֣ה | ’ō·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H398 eat |
| meat | בָשָׂ֔ר | ḇā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| you may eat | תֹּאכַ֥ל | tō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| it | בָּשָֽׂר׃ | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| whenever | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you | נַפְשְׁךָ֖ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| want | אַוַּ֥ת | ’aw·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H185 desire |
Deuteronomy 12:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the place | הַמָּק֗וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| chooses | יִבְחַ֜ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| to put | לָשׂ֣וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| His Name | שְׁמ֣וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| is too far | יִרְחַ֨ק | yir·ḥaq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| from you | מִמְּךָ֜ | mim·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| then you may slaughter | וְזָבַחְתָּ֞ | wə·zā·ḇaḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| any of the herd | מִבְּקָרְךָ֣ | mib·bə·qā·rə·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| or flock | וּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗ | ū·miṣ·ṣō·nə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| He | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has given | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| as | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have commanded you | צִוִּיתִ֑ךָ | ṣiw·wî·ṯi·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| and you may eat | וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ | wə·’ā·ḵal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| it within your gates | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ | biš·‘ā·re·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| whenever | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| want | אַוַּ֥ת | ’aw·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H185 desire |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 12:20 Deuteronomy 19:8 · Deuteronomy 11:24 · Exodus 34:24 · 1 Chronicles 4:10 · Genesis 28:14 · Deuteronomy 12:15 · Psalm 63:1 · Genesis 15:18–21 · Psalm 107:9 · Exodus 23:31
Deuteronomy 12:21 Deuteronomy 12:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.